Episode Details

Setting goals sounds like it should be easy, but if it were, wouldn't everybody achieve them? In this episode we switch up the show format a little bit, and NLE ninja and master trainer Jeff Greenberg interviews me.

I had ZERO knowledge of Jeff's questions before he interviewed me for this episode, and we covered a lot of ground. We talk about how I began my career as an editor, my work on Burn Notice and Empire, balancing work and family, living a healthy lifestyle, and goal setting. Jeff definitely kept me on my toes throughout the interview and even helped me find some insight into my own life goals. 

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Topics of Conversation:

• Morning routines and prioritizing sleep
• Meditation and how to measure your HRV for stress
• How to build a system for any routine you want to establish
• Why Jeff decided to join the beta group for the new 'Move Yourself' course
• How I began my career as an editor
• I’ve actually never made it through a whole screening of Potemkin
• How I got my job on Burn Notice
• The ins and outs of cutting on Empire 
• How you can get burned out working 16 hour days on little sleep
• The importance of a good relationship with your assistant editor
• The politics behind editing and how mentally draining that can be
• Chasing the “creative rush”
• Achieving long term goals and organizing your life so you can meet those goals
• Purpose statements and priority pyramids
• “Must-do’s” vs. “Should do’s”
• The GO FAR framework 
• How to implement a weekly review and why it’s important
• How implementing these changes have affected my family life
• The elusive Holy Grail: Finding work/family balance
• How being mindful of your actions and priorities can make you more productive
• The number one positive change I’ve made
• Taking on too much and being a little too “intense”
• Early signs of burnout
• Tips for better sleep
• What I’m working on now
• Learning from past mistakes

Useful Links:

FiP Podcast Episode 52: Minimizing Distractions to Maximize Focus

FiP Blog Post: A Classic Case of Post-Production Burnout

Nutrience

Athletic Greens

Headspace

P90X3

FiP Blog Post: How to Establish a Morning Routine (Even If You're Not a Morning Person)

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